College Basketball

Leonard Hamilton’s 23rd season at Florida State could feel much like his first. With one returning starter and 10 new players on his roster, the veteran men’s basketball coach has been in teaching mode during preseason practice. While Hamilton, in the last year of his contract, is looking for a bounce-back season after missing the past three NCAA Tournaments, a …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball was always going to enter the season as a Big 12 Conference contender, and now the preseason coaches poll has confirmed that. Kansas, in a poll released Thursday, was picked No. 1 in the 16-team league. They received both the most votes, and the most first-place votes. Its chief competitors look to be Houston, Iowa State, …

Lucy Olsen IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa found an experienced point guard in the spring to fill Caitlin Clark’s position. But while Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen finished only a couple of spots behind Clark in the rankings of the nation’s leading scorers last season, her offensive game is much different than the long-distance range of her predecessor. Olsen, who averaged …

Kansas State basketball forward Coleman Hawkins was voted co-newcomer and named to the preseason all-conference second team, but that was all the love the Wildcats got from Big 12 coaches Thursday ahead of the 2024-25 season. K-State was picked to finish eighth in the newly expanded 16-team conference leading into Jerome Tang’s third season as head coach. The Wildcats had …

Kansas has been selected favorite in the Big 12 men’s basketball preseason poll, marking the 20th time in 28 seasons the Jayhawks have been selected first in the preseason poll. Hunter Dickinson of Kansas was voted Preseason Player of the Year by the conference’s head coaches for the second consecutive year.Baylor’s Jeremy Roach and Kansas State’s Coleman Hawkins shared Preseason …

It was a very nice night for Michigan State basketball on Thursday as the Spartans landed a major commitment from a big-time prospect from the DMV. On Thursday night, 4-star wing Jordan Scott announced his commitment to MSU. Notably, the Spartans beat out Big Ten rival Maryland for Scott’s commitment, along with Kansas State and Virginia. BREAKING: 2025 four-star SG/SF …

IRVING, Texas — Big 12 coaches have tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win a conference that had nine of its current teams make the NCAA Tournament last season. The Jayhawks were picked ahead of Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and league-newcomer Arizona in a vote that was released Thursday for the conference’s 16 coaches. Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Kansas State, BYU and TCU rounded …

Tom Izzo’s 30th season is days away from opening, and he’s already starting Michigan State basketball’s 2025 recruiting class with a bang. The Spartans landed a commitment from four-star swingman Jordan Scott on Thursday night, their first pledge for next season. Scott is ranked the No. 91 player nationally and No. 20 small forward, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings. The …

Tom Izzo’s 30th season is days away from opening, and he’s already starting Michigan State basketball’s 2025 recruiting class with a bang. The Spartans landed a commitment from four-star swingman Jordan Scott on Thursday night, their first pledge for next season. Scott is ranked the No. 91 player nationally and No. 20 small forward, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings. The …

BYU fans cheer on the Cougars during victory over Texas in the Marriott Center in Provo on Jan. 27, 2024. The addition of new coach Kevin Young and some top-tier recruits have excited the fanbase in Provo. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo With a new head coach and some notable new players, a lot of excitement surrounds the BYU basketball …

Clemson basketball guard Chase Hunter revealed Thursday at ACC Tipoff in Charlotte why he returned for a sixth season. “My dream is definitely to play in the NBA, so I wanted to try that out,” said Hunter, who withdrew from the 2024 NBA Draft. “I got some feedback and had some talks with (Clemson coach Brad Brownell), and we thought …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No matter where you find Jim Phillips, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s perpetually buoyant commissioner, and no matter what storm he’s navigating at any given moment, his weather forecast seems to be the same. It’s always sunny in Phillipsdelphia. “I feel great about the league,” he told USA TODAY Sports. “I feel great about its future.” Not everyone …

The 2024-25 college basketball season will be one of intense anticipation and interest for Arkansas, which will be embarking on its first season under coach John Calipari. Those who won’t be able to make it inside Bud Walton Arena or various other SEC venues now know how they’ll be able to watch the Razorbacks during what could be one of …

North Carolina basketball is at the ACC Tipoff media event presented by T. Rowe Price today and Hubert Davis stood in front of reporters to answer presented questions including his thoughts on the ACC and his schedule. Davis was asked by a reporter about how the ACC play prepares teams for March [Madness]. Including in his question a statement made …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Up next in the countdown to the Louisville men’s basketball season: ACC Tipoff. Head coach Pat Kelsey and guards J’Vonne Hadley and Chucky Hepburn will represent the Cardinals this afternoon during the annual media event at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown. U of L was the doormat of the ACC the past two seasons, finishing a combined 5-35 …

Oct. 9—The Illinois women’s basketball team is set to tip off the 2024-25 season in 29 days. The official start to the new season will happen three days earlier. That the Illini open up their third year under coach with a high-profile matchup against Florida State at State Farm Center is a big deal. It could be the “best game” …

Wisconsin’s men’s basketball program announced its tip times and television networks for the 2024-25 schedule on Wednesday. It total, the Badgers’ games will be featured on six different channels, including five contests on network television stations. UW’s first four home games against UW-River Falls, Holy Cross, Montana and Appalachian State will be aired on Big Ten Plus before its Nov. …

Speaking to the media last week, John Calipari insisted he still doesn’t know who will take the ball after a made basket out for Arkansas basketball this season. With something so simple up in the air, it’s safe to assume there are plenty of other questions still unanswered for the Razorbacks. The season is rapidly approaching. The Southeastern Conference will …

Saturday, December 14 is shaping up to be a memorable day for men’s college basketball, scheduled to include Louisville at Kentucky, UConn-Gonzaga at Madison Square Garden, Tennessee at Illinois, UCLA-Arizona, Creighton-Alabama, Auburn-Ohio State, Texas A&M-Purdue and many more. Fans learned Wednesday that the Crosstown Shootout at Fifth Third Arena between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers is scheduled to tip …

Rick Pitino and Adidas have settled the former Louisville coach’s claim that the company led to his firing from the university. The Hall of Fame coach had sued Adidas, and 16 months ago, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling the two sides must settle the case in arbitration. Terms of the settlement were not announced, but the two sides …

Freshman Miles McBride scored a career-high 21 points off the bench to help No. 22 West Virginia upset No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday. Kaleb Wesson had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Buckeyes, who committed 22 turnovers. The Mountaineers (11-1) trailed 37-31 at the half but scored six straight points to …

CHARLOTTE — N.C. State basketball enters the 2024-25 season as the leader of the pack in the ACC. Coming off an ACC Tournament championship and Final Four run, Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts will try to replicate that success with a mostly-new group led by returning guards Michael O’Connell and Jayden Taylor. A trio of freshmen and five transfers also joined …

PROVIDENCE — West Virginia’s first four-star men’s basketball recruit since 2020 is a Rhode Island native. Kelvin Odih pledged to the Mountaineers during a Wednesday evening commitment ceremony at Zuccolo Recreation Center. Family, friends and past coaches of La Salle Academy and the grassroots program Rhode Island Elite watched Odih select West Virginia ahead of fellow finalists Louisville and Rutgers. …

Tip times and TV designations were released for the 2024-25 Iowa State men’s basketball season on Wednesday. After finishing 29-8, winning a Big 12 Tournament title and reaching the Sweet 16 last year, optimism is high for the Cyclones. They will officially begin the 2024-25 season on Nov. 4 at home against Mississippi Valley State. Nov. 4: vs. Mississippi Valley …

Big Ten men’s basketball is back on NBC and Peacock for another season of elite college hoops action. NBC and Peacock will carry a combined 56 Big Ten games during the 2024-25 season. The slate tips off on Nov. 4, when Lehigh visits Northwestern and closes with a first-round triple-header in the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. Two of the …